Once again I'm back to do a little write up and review of a drill from class. Hopefully this will be a useful utility for students to review and practice at home. My apologies, the GIF is not the best quality; it was starting to rain so we were in a hurry to get the sequence on video.

As per the comments of some of the students, I am hoping to use our website and Blog more frequently in order to share extra information with students. We talk about what exercises we do in class, and any of the instructors are always available for questions, but this Blog as a resource may be more help if you are practicing alone at home during the week.
Joachim Meyer's Cutting Square
During our solo exercises on March 18th's class, we worked on a slightly different cutting pattern. One of

2015 was a busy but successful year for us at Laurel City Historical Fencing. While class did not officially start until July 3rd, months of planning went into getting the class up and running. In addition to curriculum (which Christian made much easier with Fighting with the German Longsword) I also ran around speaking with local churches and other businesses to find a facility. Someone involved with town politics recommended I speak with the Winsted Recreation director Tanya (who has been a

On December 18th, we had the pleasure of hosting our school's principal instructor, Christian Henry Tobler, for an evening of dagger work. The 90 minute seminar was really a primer on the use of the Medieval rondel dagger, based on the teachings of master Lignitzer.